Highway Engineering Introduction 2

 

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1. __________ is an arterial facility designed for high speed and high volume traffic in non urban areas

A) Highway
B) Expressway
C) Both 
D) None of the above

... Answer is A


 

2. For hilly regions Border Road Organisation was formed in which year

A) 1980
B) 1960
C) 1950
D) 1940

... Answer is B
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3. The foundation for Modern Highway construction was laid by

A) Tresguet
B) Telford and Mecadam Simultaneously
C) Tresguet and Mecadam Simultaneously
D) Mecadam

... Answer is B

 

4. First operation during the detailed survey of Hill road is________

A) Adjustment of alignment along curves
B) Derivaton of longitudnal and cross-section
C) Fixing Benchmarks
D) Hydrological and Soil surveys

... Answer is C

 

5. The duration of Long term plan for the Development of Roads in India was___years

A) 5
B) 10
C) 15
D) 20

... Answer is D
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6. According to recommendations of Nagpur Confrence, width of formation of an ideal National highway in hard rock cutting is  

A) 7.9m
B) 8.9m
C) 6.9m
D) 5.9m

... Answer is A

 

7. The Grand Trunk Road was constructed during

A) 2000 to 2500BC
B) 1540 to 1545AD
C) 1440 to 1445AD
D) 2500 to 3000BC

... Answer is B

 

8. Seperate class of highway with superior facilities and design standards, meant for route having very high volume of traffic is called_________

A) Arterior road
B) Expressway
C) Sub-arterior streets
D) both A and B

... Answer is B

 

9. Road Connecting two towns is called___________

A) Country road
B) Urban road
C) Highway
D) Expressway

... Answer is A

 

10. The Central Road Road Research Institute CRRI was formed in which year? 

A) 1960
B) 1955
C) 1950
D) 1945

... Answer is C

 

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